LAYTON -- Allora Tanner was a proud spectator Saturday when the Knights won the Round Table Rumble.
Tanner, who missed the two-day volleyball tournament with a sinus infection, returned to the lineup Thursday as defending Region 1 champion Northridge swept the Titans 25-23, 26-24, 25-20 in 79 minutes.
"I'm 90 percent healthy and right where I should be," said the 16-year-old Tanner. "You always want to keep working hard and never give up. It was hard not playing in the tournament, but I came and watched the championship match (against Cottonwood) and cheered on my teammates."
Tanner had 18 kills and six digs for Northridge (15-4 overall) in its league opener.
"It surprised everyone that we swept Syracuse," she said. "We worked so hard; we were determined and we wanted it. This is what we get for working hard every day."
Tanner still had post-match sniffles on Thursday.
"It's hard to breathe, but I just get through it," she said. "When the atmosphere changes, I get migraines, a stuffy nose, a sinus infection and body aches -- the whole package."
Tanner is playing outside hitter this year after starting at middle blocker as a sophomore.
"It's a huge adjustment and totally different," she said. "I love trying new things, and I'm still learning the position. Passing and playing defense are new to me. Last year, I just played front row."
The Knights' Larissa Reynolds had nine kills, two block assists, 14 digs and two aces; Brittni Lamb had three kills, one block assist, four digs and an ace; Maggie Whatcott had one kill, three block assists, eight digs and an ace; and setter Liz Goodrich had 25 assists and three digs for Northridge, which had five aces and only three service errors.
The Titans' Brittney Martin had nine kills, six solo blocks and nine digs; Kaitlyn Tracy had nine kills and six digs; Nicole Soifua had five kills, four solo blocks and five digs; setter Rylee Garver had 22 assists, three kills and six digs; and libero Timmarie Taylor had 14 digs for league runner-up Syracuse (5-4), which had five aces and 13 service errors.
"This will eat at us all weekend," Syracuse coach Chris Fish said.
* FREMONT DEF. ROY 25-15, 25-21, 25-17: At Roy, the Silver Wolves' Kaisha Wray had nine kills, four solo blocks and two block assists; Kailey Deaton had six kills, two solo blocks and one block assist; setter Morgan Smith had 21 assists and two aces; and libero Sariah Pelaez had 12 digs and three aces for Fremont (16-1).
The Royals' Kiersten Watkins had five kills, three solo blocks and two aces, and setter Maloree Hansen had 20 assists, 11 digs and two aces for Roy (0-6).
* LAYTON DEF. VIEWMONT 25-18, 19-25, 25-17, 19-25, 16-14: At Bountiful, the Vikings' Xojian Harry had 10 kills, one solo block and an ace; Kailey Madsen had 10 kills, one solo block, a block assist and three aces; and Kayla DeCoursey had seven kills, one solo block and four aces for Viewmont (8-9).
* WEBER DEF. CLEARFIELD 25-22, 25-20, 25-8: At Clearfield, the Warriors' Treasure Humphreys had seven kills and seven digs; Aubree Nielsen had seven kills, three blocks and three aces; and setter Chantil Martin had 17 assists and five kills.
Region 14
* LAYTON CHRISTIAN DEF. ROWLAND HALL-ST. MARK'S 25-11, 25-21, 25-19: At Layton Christian, the Eagles' Melina Bachtar had 13 kills; Emily Jessop had eight kills and seven digs; and setter Taelor Scroggins had 29 assists and four kills for the defending state 2-A champion Eagles (1-1).
Non-league
* BONNEVILLE DEF. HILLCREST 25-10, 25-18, 25-5: At Washington Terrace, the Lakers' Hannah Schorr had eight kills and two aces; Kaitlan Boman had 14 consecutive service points with three aces in set 3, two kills and six digs; and freshman setter Elora Penrod had 17 assists for Bonneville (7-5).
* ST. JOSEPH DEF. OGDEN 25-21, 25-22, 25-27, 26-24: At Ogden High, the Tigers' Lauren Crockett had 13 kills, six solo blocks and seven digs; Kia Wilson had six kills, 13 digs and 15 service points; setter Aly Stephenson had 19 assists and 13 digs; and libero Dre Younger had 20 digs for Ogden (1-2).
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